Black Jack

All day happy hour on Sundays! Great cocktails for a reasonable price. The food is also reasonably priced with decent oysters, burgers, etc. After 5:00 pm, they serve a regular menu with delicious fried chicken, gumbo, and jambalaya. I love their fried chicken, which is super well seasoned pieces of drumsticks (my favorite!) and thigh. The seafood gumbo is also well seasoned with good portions. Service tends to be efficient and polite. You can watch the game on tv or hang out with friends. I will say that Sundays are easier and quieter while weeknights can be a bit hectic.

I went to Black Jack and was pleasantly surprised but just how delicious their food is. Everything we ate was "chefs kiss." Not only were the food and drinks delightful the servers were soooo good! Great customer service can be hard to come by and the bar tenders/waiters were very attentive, gave excellent recommendations, and were a good time! We lucked up on parking spaces as this area is notorious for poor parking availability. If you want a good drink, yummy eats, and good vibes, pay them a visit. It's great for groups or small parties. There are TVs throughout the venue for sports watching, too! I will be back! The bonus is that it is Black-owned.

Grabbed a few drinks & an appetizer with a friend at Black Jack on Saturday since Pearl Dive's bar was full! I was happy to realize the menus are almost the same. Black Jack's Saturday happy hour is 3-5 pm and happy hour is all day on Sunday!I ordered an $8 HH dirty vodka martini, $7 HH chargrilled oysters & a $15 espresso martini.The staff is so friendly at both Pearl dive and black Jack. They even gave us a shot on the house to end our meal!Great energy in the establishment, looking forward to coming back for more happy hour bites and drinks soon!

Had a great experience at Black Jack on Saturday night! Snagged a seat at the bar and spent an enjoyable evening with Eddy the bartender. He was extremely friendly, hardworking, attentive, and helpful! The downstairs Pearl Dive section was bustling, so the bouncer suggested we try upstairs. Vibes were a little quieter where we could sit and talk early afternoon. With dim lights, great music, and funky decor we knew were gonna have a good time.We grabbed some espresso martinis - these were SO good! When we told Eddy how much we loved them, he suggested we try his tequila infused martini! He explained how he soaks coffee beans for months and let us try - WOW! Every drink this man created was better than the next. As the night went on, we even tried the "mystery" drink which was a smoky dark liquor named "maybe the best drink of my life." We tried a few apps as well - a fan favorite were the lobster Rangoon! I was excited to try this unique twist, and did not regret it YUM. The cheese dip, blackened shrimp, and the pepperoni pizza were also great choices.Overall, I had a 10/10 experience all thanks to Eddy! I will for sure be back very soon!

This was our favorite spot in DC. The happy hour menu is great deal, staff all super friendly, music is great. Freshest oysters and mussels were fantastic.

I visited Black Jack on a Saturday night around 10 PM with three other ladies with the intention of eating dinner. We tried this place because one of my friends raved about the food, specifically the mussels. There was a gentleman checking ID upon arrival, and we headed upstairs to find a table. The walls were red with decor that included things you'd see in a card game.The environment was definitely your typical bar setting with pop and hip hop music playing and limited seating upstairs to dine in. Luckily, we were able to find a table near the rear section and bar. Unfortunately, we had to place orders for food at the bar, as there was no wait staff like in a traditional restaurant setting walking around to tend to tables. This made it challenging to order food because of the crowd, wait time to get to the bar, and noise level. I also had to provide my card to pay once the bartender put the food order in versus being able to pay at the end of my meal. I ordered the lobster ragoons and fried oysters initially, and decided to put in a separate order for an oyster po boy, since I enjoyed the appetizers. My friends ordered steamed mussels and gumbo. They really seemed to like the mussels and bread and thought the gumbo was decent (the friend that ordered gumbo had family from Louisiana, and was used to that type) However, my food was delicious and I LOVED the lobster ragoons. In hindsight, I would've tried to arrive a little earlier to eat at Black Jack, but loved the food. I also thought the music selection was pretty good, the restroom (The location had two individual unisex restrooms) was well stocked and clean. I'd choose a different environment for dinner and conversation, but def. recommend if you're looking for music, drinks and good food.

Food and service was great. Me and my friend sat at the bar. The bartenders were super friendly and recommended good drinks to us. The food was great. I loved it there. Would definitely come again.

This was a stop along our whiskey walk ! It was pretty crowded but we found a table where we could sit down and enjoy our food and drinks. Our new friend Damion- who we met during the whiskey walk- recommended we try the oysters from Black Jack! So we did ! Babe ordered a dozen oysters (2 of each of the following): WAR SHORE, BLUE POINT, CAPE MAY SALT, N JACK POINT, BELLE DU JOUR, CHUNU! We didn't know which oysters were which because the runners just dropped them off at the table and run away- so we couldn't really ask any questions. But we know we liked the ones to the left of the forks (if you're looking at the photo) the most ! they created a very delicious marinade for the oysters, which makes it very easy to dress them. I realize a lot of people don't know how to dress oysters that well... And that might be a reason they don't like them. You don't need much, but if you find a place with a good marinade, that makes everything so much easier! This is the place to go for a delicious marinade !! Although they didn't come to take the order, They did come by to clear the plates very quickly, which was a plus, and when they did that they took a drink order for my boyfriend. And he said he would come back for mine and never came back. This is the reason for the three. But the oysters were good, and our taste of whiskey at this location was good... That was the only drink I got they could've made more money how they took a drink water from me, but that's neither here nor there. The type of whiskey they were serving for this venue was the Bushmills. The ambience was cool... Kind of dark, lighting and very loud. The music was definitely a vibe! There were people going in and out of the back room, which we don't know what it actually was but I'm guessing it was some sort of game room or additional dining! Overall a fun lively venue and we recommend the oysters now too !!

There is no signage from the street, so just match the door to the address or just go through the door to the left of pearl oyster if you are facing it and go up the stairs.This place was popular on a Friday night but there was enough room to be comfortable with your group or date.We intended to go to Tilt and thought this bar was Tilt but it was Black Jack. Still don't know how to get to Tilt. LolThe Thyme to Drink cocktail is a tiki cocktail. It is tasty.I enjoyed the dance music they played. I wish I knew what station they were playing or the playlist.It seemed pointless to have the football game going on in the background since you couldn't hear it and the music was taking over. I think them showing music videos would have been better.

It is kind of a sketchy place. It was my first time going and I think someone put something in my drink while I was here. I picked up my drink from the bar although someone else bought it. Just be careful!